Chapter 562: The Strongest Strike

Xu Yang’s smile deepened. "Now it's probably my turn to warn you," he said. "Make sure you unleash your strongest technique, or I can't guarantee I won't accidentally injure you."

The Law of Earth appeared out of thin air. This wasn't for Xu Yang's defense; rather, he was using this power to unleash the main event: the supreme divine ability he had just mastered, Sleeve Universe!

"I get it now," Long Kun thought. "Boss is actually using the power of the Law of Earth as a medium to perform his Sleeve Universe ability, spatially superimposing his ultimate killing sword!"

Long Kun's voice trembled with excitement.

Even Shi Lingyun, despite his formidable mental strength, found it hard to maintain his composure.

"Oh my god," he exclaimed, "if Boss truly manages to superimpose it, the power of this god-slaying sword will be more than doubled!"

Ling Yao directly covered her mouth, the trembling sparkle in her eyes clearly showing the extent of her excitement.

As for the Sea God, who had been silently observing everything, a hint of worry appeared on his face.

"Kid," the Sea God's voice echoed in Xu Yang's soul world, "when you strike, control yourself. Don't you dare actually kill her. She's my only disciple."

Xu Yang’s smile deepened. "That's exactly what I was waiting for," he replied. "You're soft-hearted after all. It seems you're not as formidable as your disciple. If you had been able to sever all emotional ties and cultivate a truly perfect Law of Annihilation like her back then, perhaps you wouldn't have had to flee, would you?"

"No, you're mistaken," the Sea God countered. "No one can cultivate a truly perfect Law of Annihilation. In other words, she is merely on the path to annihilation. If she ever truly loses her last emotional connection to me and reaches the extreme of the Law of Annihilation, her subjective soul consciousness will be destroyed. She would then exist in the world as a manifestation of the law itself, no longer considered human."

Xu Yang thoughtfully reduced the power of the copied version of the ultimate killing sword, created by the Sleeve Universe ability, by half. He also ensured that no power from the Phoenix Domain was integrated into it. This meant that this seemingly unparalleled sword strike would, at most, only unleash about eighty percent of Xu Yang's total strength.

Even so, the power unleashed by this sword caused the entire lake center area to tremble violently.

The lake surface connected to this entrance began to ripple with slight tremors.

"What's happening? This power is incredibly strong! Where is it coming from?"

At that moment, the guard captain, who was forming an illusion array at the entrance in the center of the lake, showed a shocked expression. The female envoy standing next to him was even more astonished.

"Could it be that the Leader or a powerful member of the Elder Council has discovered us?"

The guard captain shook his head. "No, this power is clearly emanating from beneath the lake. Could it be that those individuals are appearing and have disturbed some important figures in the depths of the lake?"

Although the female envoy was skeptical of this assessment, she could only comfort herself with such an explanation.

"Let's hope so," she said. "The prisoners sealed beneath the lake center are traitors from the Glacier Kingdom who betrayed the God of Earth. No matter how strong they are, they were sealed with secret techniques from the Code by the God of Earth. It's impossible for them to break free from this cage. As long as the power isn't from those outsiders, our plans won't be disrupted."

Feeling slightly relieved, the female envoy urged the guard captain to continue with the operation.

Meanwhile, Xu Yang completed the final convergence of his ultimate sword strike.

"Hahaha, little girl, now you finally know fear, don't you!" Long Kun chuckled. "To be honest, this isn't even my boss's strongest move, but it should be more than enough to deal with you."

Long Kun's flattery was timely, and he wasn't exaggerating; after all, the Frost Witch had realized the moment Xu Yang unleashed Sleeve Universe that she would be hard-pressed to defeat him in a one-on-one duel.

It was crucial to remember that this sword strike was merely a single spatially superimposed copy by Xu Yang. As Xu Yang advanced further on his path in the Divine Domain and his mental strength grew, the number of spatial superpositions he could achieve with Sleeve Universe would undoubtedly continue to increase!

If the power of this sword strike were superimposed three or more times, it would be devastating to any divine-level expert.

While Xu Yang's Heaven and Earth Law Embodiment helped him better comprehend the mysteries of the myriad paths of the heavens, the Sleeve Universe divine ability was the perfect enhancement to his immediate combat power.

The Frost Witch's expression became extremely grim. In over a hundred thousand years, she seemed to have never been this serious.

"Descend, Frost Mausoleum!!"

In the next instant, the Frost Witch chanted her ultimate incantation. An unparalleled ice-blue cuboid swiftly condensed above her head, then completely enveloped her body.

It appeared she was using this massive ice construct to protect her physical body. As this ultimate ability descended, an ice-attributed domain spontaneously formed beneath the Frost Witch's feet. All life forms within its range were irresistibly frozen. Compared to Xu Yang's Sea God Domain, this Frost Domain clearly maximized its sealing capabilities.

"My heavens, her move is too powerful!" Ling Yao exclaimed. "Just imagine if we were facing thousands of opponents; this single ice-cold ultimate ability could freeze all of them!"

Ling Yao looked at her with a hint of envy. Compared to such a divine-level ultimate ability, her own power in swordsmanship seemed somewhat weaker.

In fact, not just Ling Yao, but Long Kun and Shi Lingyun beside her were also unconsciously comparing themselves.

Compared to these divine-level experts, their own strength seemed much more meager. In front of the opponents they now faced, they didn't even qualify to assist.

As the Frost Mausoleum descended, the last trace of blue light in the Witch's pupils also vanished, undoubtedly a manifestation of her pushing the power of Annihilation to its extreme.

"Kid, pay attention," the Sea God warned. "This girl is likely planning to release a spiritual light. Her Frost Mausoleum is her strongest protective skill. Based on my understanding of her, the moment you unleash your sword strike will be her best chance to launch an annihilation counterattack. If your soul's origin is struck by her strongest annihilation power, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Xu Yang seemed well-prepared. In fact, his gaze had always been locked on her pupils, as the Witch's eyes were the only medium through which her Annihilation power's release state was manifested.

"Don't worry, my soul world won't collapse that easily."

Xu Yang raised a finger towards the void. The Asura Divine Sword completely vanished at that moment, signifying that the sword light he had condensed had expanded to its extreme. Coupled with the other half of the sword light superimposed by the Sleeve Universe ability, all the power merged into one, erupting from the sword light behind Xu Yang!